Elements Of A Score
Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder A: This is an 8 th note (quaver), which has it's name because in the Common time signature (4/) there is 8 quavers in a bar. This quaver is the note D. This piece is in the key of B major, so this note would normally be #D, but because of the ‘Natural’ sign in front of it, it becomes a D. the ‘Natural’ sign cancels out a # or a b and brings it back to the natural tones. B: Fm7 is an extended chord , which is the 4 th interval in the key of B. The chord is minor, which you know because of the little m behind the F. Usually a chord is a triad and has 3 notes, the 1 st , 3 rd and 5 th degree of the scale, but because of the 7 at the end of this chord, you also play the 7 th degree of the scale. In the F major scale are these notes: F G A Bb C D E . I have highlighted the notes that would be played in this chord if it were a Major chord, but because it is minor, you have to flatten the 3 rd and the 7 th degree of the scale, which then makes ...